FIT2026 Financial Information Technology
Overview
An IT event for financial institutions hosted since 2000 by the financial trade paper Nikkin. Around 200 exhibitors are paired with roughly 200 sessions, drawing practitioners from banks, credit unions and insurers. The previous edition drew over 21,000 visitors, making it one of Japan's largest cross-industry views of financial DX. An Osaka edition runs alongside the Tokyo one.
Program
- About 180 exhibition booths and about 200 seminar sessions
- Seminars run in parallel across 16 rooms
- Advance registration required for both on-site seminars and on-demand viewing
- Seminars by speakers from financial institutions including the FSA, megabanks and regional banks
- Web-only seminars stream after the event (Nov 6 to Dec 4)
Foundation
- Founded
- 2000
- Founder
- Nikkin (The Japan Financial News)
Founded in 2000 by Nikkin, publisher of the financial trade newspaper of the same name. It pairs exhibitor-run sessions with a show floor, and across its editions has drawn more than 350,000 financial-sector visitors.
Transition
- 2000 First edition held
- 2025 Drew more than 21,000 visitors
- 2026 Held October 15-16 at Tokyo International Forum under the theme Transforming to Chosen Finance in an Age of AI Coexistence
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